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claydogg84
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Oldman47
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The bark definitely looks like wild black cherry, prunus americana. I have no idea what a split or round of the stuff looks like because I am too new at this.
tigeroak
Feeling the Heat
Pellet_Pete
Feeling the Heat
If it was a wild tree, I'd guess fire cherry (aka pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica). Else its some ornamental cherry, many of which have that shiny bark with prominent lenticels.
nrford
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Soundchasm
Minister of Fire
The table seems to be Oak, and the split seems to be Cherry, and if nrford called it as Pin Cherry, you better agree. Google images of the bark seem spot on.
Yes I did the Google image and saw a pic that was spot on. Any yes the table is red oak lol
Wood Duck
Minister of Fire
I am with nrford and pallet pete - it is a cherry but not Black Cherry. It could be one of the other native cherries like Pin Cherry or Fire Cherry, or a seedling from an edible or ornamental cherry.
I have all three...well...four Prunus types in the orchard. Pin cherry and wild plum and cultivated plum and Black Cherry. I would go with Pin cherry as well. The lenticel shapes.
Does the wood smell like licorice?
Does the wood smell like licorice?
TreePointer
Minister of Fire
Not black cherry (Prunus serotina)
Could be pin/fire cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) as mentioned, but I'm leaning more towards bird cherry (Prunus avium).
Could be pin/fire cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) as mentioned, but I'm leaning more towards bird cherry (Prunus avium).
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claydogg84
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I think we're getting a little too fancy here. The exact species probably isn't needed - It's Cherry of some variety, he can look it up on the BTU charts now.
TreePointer
Minister of Fire
Agreed--for firewood purposes, just knowing that it's a cherry should suffice.
I usually don't post the fancy name, but for cherries I will if someone mentions a species. There are many species commonly referred to as "wild cherry," and some printings of a very popular guide book have the wrong picture for pin/fire cherry.
I usually don't post the fancy name, but for cherries I will if someone mentions a species. There are many species commonly referred to as "wild cherry," and some printings of a very popular guide book have the wrong picture for pin/fire cherry.
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